CityLibrary Search is a resource discovery tool which searches across a wide range of resources including books, ebooks, ejournals, databases.

Kate recommends the City University London library subject guides for different subjects and the comprehensive City University London Researcher guide covering research resources, reference management, sharing research etc.

Research staff and students should definitely join the British Library which is the national library and has very extensive collections.

See our guide for information about using other libraries and joining the SCONUL Access scheme.

Advice to new researchers

“Literature reviews can be very overwhelming at the start. What I did was to make a list (two really, one journal articles and one books) and continued to add to it when I found a source and checked things off when I’d read it. It kept me organized. Also, enjoy the freedom and flexibility of your first year and read as much as you can”